The BEST episodes of Unearthed (2016)

Every episode of Unearthed (2016) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Unearthed (2016)!

Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.

Last Updated: 3/26/2024Network: Science ChannelStatus: Continuing
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Rome's Great Wall
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8.44
16 votes

#1 - Rome's Great Wall

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2020

The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers at the edge of the world; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure and what it tells us about the ancient people of Iron Age Britain.

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Lost Temples of the Jungle
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8.15
66 votes

#2 - Lost Temples of the Jungle

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/6/2017

New technologies reveal the startling truth behind the largest temple ever built, Angkor Wat; accompany experts as they uncover how this colossal structure was constructed and why one of the largest cities in the world was suddenly abandoned.

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Tower of Babel: The New Evidence
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8.00
20 votes

#3 - Tower of Babel: The New Evidence

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2019

The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible, and to find out if it really existed, archaeologists use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to investigate how ancient engineers could have built such an extraordinary megastructure.

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Mystery of the Ice Mummy
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8.00
26 votes

#4 - Mystery of the Ice Mummy

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2019

The Iceman is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy, and brand-new cutting-edge forensic technology is revealing his darkest secrets; these discoveries could change everything we know about the humans who lived 5,000 years ago.

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Valley Of Egypt's Queens
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8.00
15 votes

#5 - Valley Of Egypt's Queens

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2021

The Valley of the Queens is a vast necropolis concealing some of Egypt's most miraculous tombs and powerful women; now, investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore lost tunnels and uncover the enigmatic secrets behind these ancient pharaohs.

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Forbidden City of the Pharaohs
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7.96
23 votes

#6 - Forbidden City of the Pharaohs

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/29/2018

A mysterious city in ancient Egypt is the home of the Valley of the Kings and grand temples, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and if the god the pharaohs worshiped here helped them rise to power.

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Vesuvius's Secret Victim
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7.90
10 votes

#7 - Vesuvius's Secret Victim

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2019

When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano in 79 AD, another Roman town was destroyed, too; experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the secrets of Vesuvius's second victim, which is one of the most perfectly preserved Roman towns on earth.

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Finding Sparta's 300
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7.88
25 votes

#8 - Finding Sparta's 300

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2019

New discoveries might lead investigators to the legendary group of 300 Spartan warriors who died fighting off one million invading Persians, and using cutting-edge tech, experts reconstruct the lost battlefield to uncover the secrets of their last stand.

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Pompeii's Mysterious Twin
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7.88
16 votes

#9 - Pompeii's Mysterious Twin

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2022

Along with Pompeii, the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes; experts reveal new evidence of an ancient civilization and history's most infamous disaster.

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Secrets of Hadrian's Villa
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7.86
7 votes

#10 - Secrets of Hadrian's Villa

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/2022

Hadrian's Villa is the largest Roman palace ever constructed and demonstrates the opulent peak of Rome's ancient engineering; experts investigate secrets that could reveal the truth behind one of Rome's most enigmatic emperors.

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Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets
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7.85
26 votes

#11 - Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2019

Mount Rushmore is one of America's most iconic landmarks, but there are dark mysteries behind its presidential faces; experts use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to reveal what lies beneath the rock and the secret history of its creation.

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Lost City of the Desert
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7.83
54 votes

#12 - Lost City of the Desert

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/15/2017

The ancient city of Petra, a city carved from desert rock, baffles experts for decades; new technologies resurrect the city and reveal why the spectacular civilization was suddenly abandoned.

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Ghosts of Stonehenge
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7.80
59 votes

#13 - Ghosts of Stonehenge

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2017

Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.

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Lost World of the Colosseum
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7.79
19 votes

#14 - Lost World of the Colosseum

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/8/2017

New evidence uncovers the ancient mysteries behind the iconic Colosseum. Archaeologists uncover the secret lives of the gladiators and make new discoveries that help explain the rise and sudden fall of the Roman Empire.

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Ramses' Buried Treasures
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7.79
14 votes

#15 - Ramses' Buried Treasures

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2018

The treasures of Ramses II are found at Abu Simbel, a giant temple carved into a desert cliff over 3,000 years ago, and new discoveries at this marvel reveal the secrets of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaoh.

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Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth
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7.77
26 votes

#16 - Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2019

The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the Holy Land's greatest mysteries, but new discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind the strange texts, and as experts get closer to unmasking their author, they find clues of an ancient apocalypse.

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Empire State Building: The New Secrets
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7.69
26 votes

#17 - Empire State Building: The New Secrets

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2019

The Empire State Building is one of the wonders of the modern world, and cutting-edge tech helps experts explore it like never before, revealing the secrets of its construction and the mysteries hidden deep in its foundation.

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Treasures of the Terracotta Army
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7.65
23 votes

#18 - Treasures of the Terracotta Army

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/18/2017

The Terracotta Army is one of China's greatest treasures, but there are still dark secrets surrounding this super-tomb; newly discovered artifacts reveal the soldiers' supernatural enemy, and human remains point to ancient China's violent origins.

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Egypt's Sunken Treasures
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7.65
17 votes

#19 - Egypt's Sunken Treasures

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2020

Egypt's ultimate secrets could be hidden underwater, and a cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.

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Rome's Gate to Hell
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7.65
17 votes

#20 - Rome's Gate to Hell

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2020

According to legend, the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis hides a secret portal to the underworld beneath its streets; armed with pioneering technology, archaeologists gain rare access to investigate the deadly truth behind these hellish myths.

Directors: Bella Falk
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Curse of the Blood Pyramids
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7.64
64 votes

#21 - Curse of the Blood Pyramids

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/2017

Giant pyramids at a strange site in Mexico are revealing the bloody secrets of a mysterious civilization that vanished 1,400 years ago. Little is known about this lost culture, but new discoveries are uncovering shocking evidence of human sacrifice.

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Viking City of the Dead
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7.64
22 votes

#22 - Viking City of the Dead

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/15/2018

In Denmark, archaeologists use cutting-edge technology to uncover the secrets of the lost fortresses of the Viking Age; this expedition could answer questions about why these citadels were built, and what brought the Viking Age to an end.

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Mystery of the Cursed Pyramid
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7.63
16 votes

#23 - Mystery of the Cursed Pyramid

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2018

Egypt's strange Bent Pyramid is one of the world's most mysterious, ancient mega-structures; new discoveries help experts investigate its dark secret: if it was always intended to look so bizarre, or if something went catastrophically wrong.

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Curse of the Seventh Wonder
star
7.62
21 votes

#24 - Curse of the Seventh Wonder

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/4/2019

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders, but it could have been home to a mysterious superweapon, and using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the secrets of this fabled death ray and its long-lost home.

Directors: Tom Ranson
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Sumerian Pyramid of Death
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7.62
21 votes

#25 - Sumerian Pyramid of Death

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2021

Deep in the Iraqi desert, the world's only ziggurat towers over the remains of the first civilization ever known in human history; armed with pioneering satellite imagery, experts investigate the dark mysteries behind this massive, ancient structure.

Directors: Sam Mortimer
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